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Jill Cook is a researcher affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia, with a focus in Medicine and specifically Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Their publication record spans 165 works in Medicine, with 87 concentrating on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 39 in Surgery, and further contributions in Rheumatology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main research interests cover a range of topics, notably:

  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Diversity and Impact of Dance
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Sport Psychology and Performance

Jill Cook's recent publications demonstrate activity in sports medicine and related health issues. Selected papers include:

  • Pelvic floor disorders stop women exercising: A survey of 4556 symptomatic women, 2021, Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • Effect of Pelvic Floor Symptoms on Women's Participation in Exercise: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review With Meta-analysis, 2021, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • Epidemiology of Patellar Tendinopathy in Athletes and the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2023, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Return to Play and Recurrence After Calf Muscle Strain Injuries in Elite Australian Football Players, 2020, The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Exploring the role of intratendinous pressure in the pathogenesis of tendon pathology: a narrative review and conceptual framework, 2022, British Journal of Sports Medicine

Frequent publication venues for Jill Cook include:

  • Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • Physical Therapy in Sport
  • Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
  • Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

The research collaborations involve several recurring co-authors such as:

  • Ebonie Rio
  • Sean Docking
  • Katia Ferrar
  • Jodie Dakic
  • Jean Hay-Smith

Best Publications

  • Histopathology of common tendinopathies. Update and implications for clinical management.

    Karim M. Khan;Jill L. Cook;Fiona Bonar;Peter Harcourt

  • The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy

    J. Robinson;Jill Cook;Craig Purdam;P. Visentini

  • Time to abandon the “tendinitis” myth

    K M Khan;J L Cook;P Kannus;N Maffulli

  • The VISA score: An index of severity of symptoms in patients with jumper's knee (patellar tendinosis)

    Paul J Visentini;Karim M Khan;Karim M Khan;Jill L Cook;Zoltan S Kiss

  • Patellar tendinopathy: some aspects of basic science and clinical management.

    D Kader;A Saxena;T Movin;Nicola Maffulli

  • Patellar tendinosis (jumper's knee): findings at histopathologic examination, US, and MR imaging. Victorian Institute of Sport Tendon Study Group.

    K. M. Khan;F. Bonar;P. M. Desmond;J. L. Cook

  • Management of Tendinopathy

    Jonathan Rees;Nicola Maffulli;Jillianne Cook

  • Eccentric decline squat protocol offers superior results at 12 months compared with traditional eccentric protocol for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players

    M A Young;J L Cook;C R Purdam;Z S Kiss

  • Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: what is its merit in clinical practice and research?

    J L Cook;E Rio;E Rio;C R Purdam;S I Docking;S I Docking

  • Isometric exercise induces analgesia and reduces inhibition in patellar tendinopathy

    Ebonie Rio;Dawson Kidgell;Craig Purdam;Jamie Gaida;Jamie Gaida

  • A pilot study of the eccentric decline squat in the management of painful chronic patellar tendinopathy

    C R Purdam;Per Jonsson;Håkan Alfredson;Ronny Lorentzon

  • Overuse tendinosis, not tendinitis part 1: a new paradigm for a difficult clinical problem.

    Karim M. Khan;Jill L. Cook;Jack E. Taunton;Fiona Bonar

  • The Pain of Tendinopathy: Physiological or Pathophysiological?

    Ebonie Rio;G Lorimer Moseley;Craig Purdam;Tom Samiric

  • Obesity and Pronated Foot Type May Increase the Risk of Chronic Plantar Heel Pain: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Damien B. Irving;Jill L. Cook;Mark A. Young;Hylton B. Menz

  • Patellar Tendinopathy: Clinical Diagnosis, Load Management, and Advice for Challenging Case Presentations

    Peter Malliaras;Peter Malliaras;Jill Cook;Jill Cook;Craig Purdam;Craig Purdam;Ebonie Rio;Ebonie Rio

  • Abnormal tenocyte morphology is more prevalent than collagen disruption in asymptomatic athletes' patellar tendons

    Jill Cook;J. A. Feller;S. F. Bonar;K. M. Khan

  • A cross sectional study of 100 athletes with jumper's knee managed conservatively and surgically. The Victorian Institute of Sport Tendon Study Group.

    J L Cook;K M Khan;P R Harcourt;M Grant

  • Patellar tendon ultrasonography in asymptomatic active athletes reveals hypoechoic regions: a study of 320 tendons. Victorian Institute of Sport Tendon Study Group.

    J. L. Cook;K. M. Khan;P. R. Harcourt;Z. S. Kiss

  • Patellar tendinopathy in junior basketball players: a controlled clinical and ultrasonographic study of 268 patellar tendons in players aged 14–18 years

    J. L. Cook;K. M. Khan;Z. S. Kiss;Lyn R. Griffiths

  • Impact of chronic plantar heel pain on health-related quality of life.

    Damien B. Irving;Jillianne L. Cook;Mark A. Young;Hylton B. Menz

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline F. Finch
Caroline F. Finch Edith Cowan University
Karim M. Khan
Karim M. Khan University of British Columbia
Belinda J. Gabbe
Belinda J. Gabbe Monash University
Nicola Maffulli
Nicola Maffulli Queen Mary University of London
Kay M. Crossley
Kay M. Crossley La Trobe University
Bill Vicenzino
Bill Vicenzino University of Queensland
Roald Bahr
Roald Bahr Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
John D. Wark
John D. Wark University of Melbourne
Kate E. Webster
Kate E. Webster La Trobe University
Peter C. Smith
Peter C. Smith Imperial College London

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